Distracted driving is the act of partaking in any activity while operating a motor vehicle that takes attention away from the road. Unfortunately, distracted driving has become a widespread issue in the United States. Annually more than 3,300 people are killed and an additional 400,000 are injured in the United States in distracted driving crashes (Chase). The most efficient path to go about to address the issue of distracted driving is uncertain, as well as how to pinpoint who should be responsible
texting and driving. Distracted driving has grown to become a major issue nowadays. A vast amount of things have changed from when vehicles were first manufactured such as the technology within the vehicle, the body and the engine. Before technology, no one had to worry about texting and driving or people getting distracting listening to music on their headphones. Although vehicles have vastly improved drastically throughout the years, drivers continue to be clueless and careless while driving. This
receiving text messages while operating a motor vehicle subsequently increases the risks associated with distracted driving that unnecessarily endangers lives. In the United States, driver distractions are the leading cause of automobile accidents superseding those caused by drunk drivers. Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions can include
and worst than that it can easily be avoided. “Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaged in other activities that take the driver’s attention away from the road” (WHAT IS Distracted Driving?). There are three different types of distractions while driving: Visual- taking one’s eyes off the road; Manual- taking one’s hands off the wheels; and Cognitive- taking one’s mind off what they is doing (3 Types of Distracted Driving). Distracted driving is responsible
your head such as, “Were they driving quickly and lost control?”, “Were they texting and driving?”, “Was something distracting them?” Then you start to ask yourself, “Did they get their driving habits from watching my driving?” Car crashes happen every day in the United States, but did you know that they are the number one killer of teens? Drivers at the age of sixteen are twice as likely to be in a crash than that of an older teen. Programs
Distracted driving is becoming an exponential problem that has put young adults and teens at risk. With the advancement of technology, it is difficult for young teens to keep their eyes off of their smartphones. There are a plethora of distractions it creates from phone calls, text messages, and any notification it makes. It is really difficult for people to put down their phones and not be focused on driving; it becomes a bad habit overtime. Simply put, the cell phone causes many disruptions
Laws Are Needed to Combat Distracted Driving. Distracted drivers are the cause of many accidents on the roads today because texting is one of the most prevalent distractions to drivers these days. If drivers were concentrating on the surrounding road instead of reading or writing text messages, they would see what was going on and be able to avoid being involved in an accident. There would be fewer accidents, if there were tougher laws to deter and to remove distracted drivers from the road. Many
Distracted Driving Talking or texting on a non-hands-free device is a growing epidemic in America. Distracted drivers are making America’s roadways dangerous to drive on. In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in distracted driver crashes. Texting while driving makes a person twenty-three times more likely to get in an accident (“AT &T”). If the chances of crashing increase so much just from becoming distracted by your phone, why do so many people text and drive? 93% of teens think texting while driving
Argumentative Essay Are you informed of the distracted driving dangers on the road? It is important to note that surprisingly drinking and driving isn't the largest cause of car accidents and deaths! The list of distracted driving varies from changing the radio station, eating, and talking to passengers. In these past four years there has been a decrease of drinking and driving in this new generation. This new generation has brought new difficulties and problems on the road mainly being cell phone
Soto Cause and Effect Mrs. Akers November 12, 2015 Distractions While Driving There are about 200 million drivers in the United States, and 27 percent of those drivers are under 20 years of age or are barely beginning to drive (Facts and Statistics par. 3). Distractions are one of the top reasons why a car accident happens and many drivers don’t take into consideration how dangerous they really are. Being distracted while driving has resulted in many fatal and serious injuries The main causes for